Photo Flash: Tarell Alvin McCraney Honored With The New York Times Outstanding Playwright Award

The first New York Times Outstanding Playwright Award, a prize to honor an American playwright with a recent professional theater debut in New York City, was awarded to Tarell Alvin McCraney for his play "The Brothers Size."

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Photo Credit: Paul M. Gaykowski for The New York Times

The New York Times Outstanding Playwright Award designed by Kevin Huang